youngindiafellowship.com YIF 2016-17 Young India Fellowship : Ashoka University

Organization : Ashoka University
Fellowship Name : Young India Fellowship YIF 2016-17
Applicable For : Undergraduate or Postgraduate Degree Holders & Final Year Students
Applicable States : All India

Website : https://www.ashoka.edu.in/YIF

Young India Fellowship:

The Young India Fellowship (YIF) seeks to groom young women and men who will lead India through the 21st century. The YIF will bring together 225 emerging leaders from around India in a one- year residential post-graduate programme in our nation’s capital.

Related :

SBI Youth for India Fellowship 2015 : www.scholarships.net.in/542.html

We will launch you on your leadership journey by opening your mind to a rich and diverse set of subjects and perspectives, delivered by some of the finest educators of our generation from around the world.

We invite you to be a Young India Fellow. Come, pick your own star!

Eligibility:
YIF programme is open to all young men and women with:
** A recognized undergraduate or postgraduate degree
** Students who are in the final year of their undergraduate and postgraduate degree
** No more than 28 years of age on 31st May, 2014

The Fellowship promotes diversity and applicants from all areas of specialisation are encouraged to apply. While applicants who have been educated in a vernacular language as their medium of instruction are welcome, it is expected that they will be able to converse, read and write in English.

Selection Process:

Applicants must submit a detailed application dossier. Each component of the application and the interview is important and the selection of the candidate for the programme will be made considering a combination of many factors. The process will include evaluation of the submitted application, telephone interview, personal interview and a general ability test to assess their verbal, written and analytical skills.

Submission of detailed application dossier:
Applicants can choose one of the following two ways to apply:
Apply online by registering himself/herself on the YIF website. Once registered a system generated e-mail will be sent to the registered email id of the applicant.

OR

Download the application form from the YIF website. A confirmation email will be sent to the registered email id of the applicant after receipt of the application.
There is no application fee.

The selection process will be carried out in three stages:
1. Assessment on basis of submitted applications: All applications will be reviewed by the selection committee consisting of faculty and executive members of the programme spread across different parts of the world. Hence, it is advisable that you apply online.
2. Telephonic interview: Short-listed applicants will be interviewed on the telephone before being called for an in-person interview.

3. In-person interview: First-round applicants who are short-listed will be interviewed in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Bangalore while the 2nd-round applicants shortlisted for interview will be called to New Delhi. There could be multiple rounds of interviews for a candidate, depending on the need for further assessment. At this stage, applicants will also be administered a general ability test to assess their verbal, written and analytical skills.

Final selection will be based on the applicant’s successful performance at all of these stages.

Admissions Schedule:
Admission process for YIF Class of 2016-17 will start from 20th August 2015 and close on 28th Feb 2016 . YIF offers a rolling admission process and is split into two rounds. Each round accepts applications within a specified date- window and selects Fellows from the pool of applications from that round. Please refer to the calendar below for important date-windows for the two rounds.

Application and admission calendar for 2016-2017
Applications open for YIF Class of 2016-17 : Last Date 28th Feb, 2016

Application round 1: 20th August 2015 to 15th Dec 2015
1. Applications open for 1st round – 20th August, 2015
2. Last date to submit applications for 1st round – 15th Dec 2015
3. Telephonic interview -20th Sept 2015 – 28th Feb 2016
4. In-person interviews for 1st-round applicants – 28th Oct 2015 – 15th March 2016
5. Final offers to 1st-round applicants – 1st Feb – 30th March 2016
6. Final offers to wait-listed applicants – 1st June – 6th June 2016
Note: If you have applied in Round 1 then you cannot apply again in Round 2

Application round 2: 16th Dec 2015 to 28th Feb 2016
1. Applications open for 2nd round – 16th Dec 2015
2. Last date to submit applications for 2nd round -28th Feb 2016
3. Telephonic interview -1st Mar – 15th May 2016
4. In-person interviews for 2nd-round applicants -15th Mar – 10th June 2016
5. Final offers to applicants interviewed for 2nd round -15th Apr – 15th June 2016
6. Programme begins -15 July 2016